sporadic group
Any one of the 26 exceptional finite simple groups, which do not belong to any of the…Any one of the 26 exceptional finite simple groups, which do not belong to any of the general, infinite categories specified by the classification theorem for finite simple groups.
Meaning
1 sensesAny one of the 26 exceptional finite simple groups, which do not belong to any of the general, infinite categories specified by the classification theorem for finite simple groups.
Origin
The earliest usage is thought to be that of English mathematician William Burnside in 1911The earliest usage is thought to be that of English mathematician William Burnside in 1911, W. Burnside, Theory of Groups of Finite Order, 2nd Edition, in a comment about the Mathieu groups.
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Forms
plural: sporadic groups| Singular | sporadic group |
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regular
See also
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